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"Files" ressource in Smart Picker might mislead users #8315

@pymnh

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@pymnh

Currently if I want to attach a file to a Text file, i can use the "attach" action button that will open a file picker with a clear title:

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If I only want to link to a file or folder from Files, i can use the Link action button that will open a File picker modal:

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The problem:

  • The Smart Picker offers a "Files" ressource which does not say anything about the picked item being attached or linked:
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  • If you do not pay attention to the title of the modal (like me), you might think that you actually upload a file
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Solutions

  1. Add a "Attach from Files" picker, rename the current Picker "Files -> Link from/to Files".
  2. Another option, possible more complicated: Keep the generic name for "Files" picker but explicitly allow to choose in the modal:

Instead one action button:

[Choose {filename}]

Something like this

[Insert link to {filename}] [Insert {filename} as attachment]

I have no strong opinion but I believe that this should be somehow fixed. Either of the proposed solutions should not be too hard to implement, can def try to prepare a PR for this.

(I know this is not strictly a bug/issue in the text app but in the smart picker ressources themselves, but my understanding is that this is the repo where the correct design should be discussed?)

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